Comments on: Arrested http://johnetherton.com/2009/01/04/arrested/ Thu, 17 May 2012 20:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: bob http://johnetherton.com/2009/01/04/arrested/#comment-33 bob Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:29:52 +0000 http://johnetherton.com/?p=115#comment-33 Monrovia is just following their patron's example: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/15/world/asia/15china.html Monrovia is just following their patron’s example:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/15/world/asia/15china.html

]]> By: Sean http://johnetherton.com/2009/01/04/arrested/#comment-32 Sean Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:18:43 +0000 http://johnetherton.com/?p=115#comment-32 Way to stick to your guns. No ice cream after 8pm then, I guess. Way to stick to your guns. No ice cream after 8pm then, I guess.

]]> By: Bill Allen http://johnetherton.com/2009/01/04/arrested/#comment-31 Bill Allen Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:47:52 +0000 http://johnetherton.com/?p=115#comment-31 I heard that Bogota also had a major problem with motorcycles, except there the problem was that people were getting assassinated, not robbed. Between the poor economy and heavy traffic, banning motorcycles wasn't a realistic option. Instead they started to require that all riders wear a bright orange vest (like a construction-worker vest) with their license plate number written in large, black letters on the back. The idea was that it would be easier to identify the motorcycle as it was trying to get away. Pretty thin, I agree, but as far as I know assassination numbers are down in Bogota. As with the airlines, it's perceived security that keeps things moving, not necessarily actual security. I heard that Bogota also had a major problem with motorcycles, except there the problem was that people were getting assassinated, not robbed. Between the poor economy and heavy traffic, banning motorcycles wasn’t a realistic option. Instead they started to require that all riders wear a bright orange vest (like a construction-worker vest) with their license plate number written in large, black letters on the back. The idea was that it would be easier to identify the motorcycle as it was trying to get away. Pretty thin, I agree, but as far as I know assassination numbers are down in Bogota.

As with the airlines, it’s perceived security that keeps things moving, not necessarily actual security.

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